zoril

noun

zor·​il

ˈzȯrə̇l,

ˈzär-

variants or zorille

zəˈril

or less commonly zorilla

-lə

or zorillo

-i(ˌ)lō

plural -s

1

: striped muishond

2

: a North African muishond (Ictonyx frenata) related to the striped muishond

Word History

Etymology

French zorille, from Spanish zorrilla, zorrillo, diminutive of zorra, zorro fox, from Old Spanish zorrar to drag, of imitative origin

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